Crossings | Joint Security Area
Clip: Season 6 Episode 4 | 56sVideo has Closed Captions
Panmunjom, or Joint Security Area, is at the border between North Korea and South Korea.
Located within Korea's Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) is Panmunjom, also known as the Joint Security Area. Controlled by North Korea on the northern side and the U.S.-led United Nations Command on the southern side, the peninsula is divided here on the military demarcation line. The site has historical significance as it is where the Korean Armistice Agreement was signed in 1953.
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Crossings | Joint Security Area
Clip: Season 6 Episode 4 | 56sVideo has Closed Captions
Located within Korea's Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) is Panmunjom, also known as the Joint Security Area. Controlled by North Korea on the northern side and the U.S.-led United Nations Command on the southern side, the peninsula is divided here on the military demarcation line. The site has historical significance as it is where the Korean Armistice Agreement was signed in 1953.
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The South Korean side is controlled by the U.S.-led U.N. Command.
Panmunjom has played center stage for decades of conflict... symbolizing the division between North and South.
Running through the center of the Joint Security Area is the Military Demarcation Line... the official border separating North and South Korea.
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